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in the six years after the 9/11 attacks, the u.s. military and intelligence communities representing a wide variety of agencies, large and small, those notorious and those secret, had been collaborating on an unprecedented capability for crushing terrorist networks. in addition to the skills of the talented special operators, the effort used super computers and custom software, forward deployment of skilled analysts, the ability to turn just about every kind of intel into searchable data whether tips or documents from old-fashioned human spy networks, transcripts of detainees in interrogations, logs of electronic surveillance, monitoring, communications between cell phones and computers, or the images and readings gathered by drones hovering high and silent for days, weeks, months, and even years. with an enormous data base consistenting of these fragments, few related, computers find links that previously would have been hidden. a bank account shared by an official in an al-qaeda recruit. a street address visited by two known suicid
in the six years after the 9/11 attacks, the u.s. military and intelligence communities representing a wide variety of agencies, large and small, those notorious and those secret, had been collaborating on an unprecedented capability for crushing terrorist networks. in addition to the skills of the talented special operators, the effort used super computers and custom software, forward deployment of skilled analysts, the ability to turn just about every kind of intel into searchable data...
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>> the u.s. defense agency has said information and intelligence are the fire and maneuver of the 21st century. those of you who are familiar with more fighting back since with pakistan, iraq and afghanistan know how important this has become but though one raid did iraq where operator seized the computer equivalent of the rolodex negative a rolodex that tracked 500 al qaeda suicide bombers or terrace filtered into iraq through syria. but the database of 500 individuals that were recruited to blow themselves up was critical with the effort to take al qaeda at it is in mesopotamia apart inside iraq. >> the mother lode of documents seized that has been known as the sinjar parade illustrates the point* nicely made by lt. general lewis, or flynn six years after a 9/11 attacks that intelligence committees representing a wide variety of agencies, but notorious and secret, had been collaborating on the unprecedented capability to crush the terrorist networks. addition to the special ops they used superc
>> the u.s. defense agency has said information and intelligence are the fire and maneuver of the 21st century. those of you who are familiar with more fighting back since with pakistan, iraq and afghanistan know how important this has become but though one raid did iraq where operator seized the computer equivalent of the rolodex negative a rolodex that tracked 500 al qaeda suicide bombers or terrace filtered into iraq through syria. but the database of 500 individuals that were...
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the u.s. treasury. you remember that from the debate, right? no one asks, no one is answering that begin today, we got the confirmation from the romney campaign. now, what is this all about? and what does it have to do with the congo? i was reporting for bbc television and the guardian. when i found out that someone had figured out how to dip their hands, their claws into the foreign aid fund, the debt relief given to the republic of congo which is suffering a cholera epidemic. this money was intended to be used, $90 million intended to be used to in the cholera epidemic in the congo and yet it was waylaid by a bird of prey, a vulture, a vulture fund, a guide -- managed by a guy named paul singer. is other middle name is elliott. paul elliott singer who has accompanied by a good name of elliott management so i went up the congo river for abc television to find out what happened and i found elliott management had their claws around the cholera of money for the congo. we reported it on bbc telev
the u.s. treasury. you remember that from the debate, right? no one asks, no one is answering that begin today, we got the confirmation from the romney campaign. now, what is this all about? and what does it have to do with the congo? i was reporting for bbc television and the guardian. when i found out that someone had figured out how to dip their hands, their claws into the foreign aid fund, the debt relief given to the republic of congo which is suffering a cholera epidemic. this money was...
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if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >> professor skerker, waterboarding became a big issue a couple years ago in iraq and afghanistan war is waterboarding in morrill? >> i believe this. it's been used against someone who isn't being violent. further the assumption is that this fiscal discomfort like somebody speak the truth there is no correlation to and causing pain or discomfort or making somebody speak the truth is there for it is disproportionate and disconnected you are hurting somebody in the hope they reveal to you the truth and morality is any time yo
if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >>...
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if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic citizens. >> professor, water boarding became a big issue a couple of years ago and the worse. is water boarding immoral? >> i believe it is. it is a course of technique that , it's the type of violence that is being used against someone who's not been violent. further, the assumption is that somehow this physical discomfort will make somebody speak the truth. there is no direct correlation between causing pain or discomfort in making someone speak the truth. so therefore is disproportionate. it is disconnecte
if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic...
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it's like analogous to the u.s. government and there's a beautiful book called the people's darling privilege, which talks about 1837 when a mob of the original lovejoy who was an abolitionist killed him and destroyed his press because it didn't like what he had to say. he points out a moment in american history when they realize not only can the government not since you, but it also means they protect you from a mob that wants to send to you. when these events have been covered her main concern is to make sure the administration prevents them happy means they do their best prevented from happening because it's a dual responsibility. first the campuses not answer you. we'd be happy if they just had doing that. in addition they can't let him out since he. a perfect example of these two awful forces came to work as one and from the book. washington state university, a student wrote a play called the passion for musical with the stated goal of offending everybody. he put it on the ticket. he put it everywhere. do not,
it's like analogous to the u.s. government and there's a beautiful book called the people's darling privilege, which talks about 1837 when a mob of the original lovejoy who was an abolitionist killed him and destroyed his press because it didn't like what he had to say. he points out a moment in american history when they realize not only can the government not since you, but it also means they protect you from a mob that wants to send to you. when these events have been covered her main...
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university's serious we visit campuses across the country talking to professors or authors we're at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis merrill lynch. with professor aaron o'connell also the author of this book "underdogs" the making of the modern marine corps." professor when was the marine corps established? >> 1775 but the birthday is us mess. the record always claims november but that is the date that congress authorized but they never raised the battalion raised then. >> day never were. but the first goes then 28 november but 10 november still celebrated as a birthday. >>host: what was the purpose of the marine corps? >> to be the guard on a ship to protect the officers from the crew it was difficult to salish up they had to have people there so the principal job was to be the ship's guard and served and snipers but it is a very small part of the navy. >> this -- record is complete the service? >> separate inside the navy but they would claim when they served aboard they should follow the rules amadeus served ashore to follow the regulations of the army and in 1832 they are a separate
university's serious we visit campuses across the country talking to professors or authors we're at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis merrill lynch. with professor aaron o'connell also the author of this book "underdogs" the making of the modern marine corps." professor when was the marine corps established? >> 1775 but the birthday is us mess. the record always claims november but that is the date that congress authorized but they never raised the battalion raised then....
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but does that matter for u.s. national security? that subject after the nba. >> okay. >> i'm interested in the art form of collaborative authorship. i wonder if you and your coauthor could say a little bit about how together you have planned and executed this book? >> that is an art form. you know, we were reporting about a month behind real time. and paula would release this firehose of information on me. and i was basically -- it turned out to be his year in command. it also turned out to be his last man. so we had the blessing of a natural tory, which we did rest of and so following that, you know, i would basically brought out the chapters and then it became sort of a matter of passing things back and forth, where i would produce a rough draft and she would refine it and add information that i didn't have or have not seen. in the process would go back and forth until the final draft emerge. and then it became a more collaborative when the editors at penguin got involved. the whole book was produced quite fast. it was published o
but does that matter for u.s. national security? that subject after the nba. >> okay. >> i'm interested in the art form of collaborative authorship. i wonder if you and your coauthor could say a little bit about how together you have planned and executed this book? >> that is an art form. you know, we were reporting about a month behind real time. and paula would release this firehose of information on me. and i was basically -- it turned out to be his year in command. it also...
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americans are like the u.s. mail , not rain, snow, gloom of night can prevent these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. and i would like to begin with an anecdote about christopher. i put it in a novel. and put it in on the basis of one thing he said, sort of incorporating him into the novel because i could not bear to leave this out. the basis, having dinner its only big enough for one person. about to get going. 1975. two young man came into the restaurant and suits with long hair. they were sort of up to the upper classes basically. they began to talk, whisper among some cells and asking the waiter questions. have a big party come to the restaurant.. it went on and on. we could not get -- such a distraction. and demand did not work for a living but patiently awaited the debt of elderly relatives. then one of them came up to us. pretty clear when he was going to do, ask us to move tables. he came up and crashed. after a flagitious pause he looked up, putting it through his french. he
americans are like the u.s. mail , not rain, snow, gloom of night can prevent these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. and i would like to begin with an anecdote about christopher. i put it in a novel. and put it in on the basis of one thing he said, sort of incorporating him into the novel because i could not bear to leave this out. the basis, having dinner its only big enough for one person. about to get going. 1975. two young man came into the restaurant and suits...
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when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political appointment, it was a merit appointment, and they just thought i had the right experience to protect this giant bailout from criminal fraud. so i think that's why i got the job. >> host: neil barofsky, when you look back at the legislation itself, what were some of the flaws in it, in your view? >> guest: you know, i think that what often happens, and it's understandable given, you know, the sense of emergency, that this was a hastily-drafted bill, but one of the problems it had a loot of policy goals in -- a l
when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political...
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they never ask the state attorneys general or ask the u.s. attorneys general, or the epa or the food and drug administration. how many investigators do you have for all the ripping off the medicare and medicaid by the health industry? how many do you have in the anti-trust division to stop price fixing or other collusive behavior #* -- behavior? last i heard in the justice department, there's over a hundred lawyers. corporate pollution violating laws, corporate crime, silent form of deadly violence. one of the solutions here is not just more disclosure, automatically disclose this information by corporations, not just more subpoena power by regulatory agencies, but more end forcement. the way the corporations get off the hook is they did to congress, and they make sure that the law enforcement budgets are trivial so there are fewer federal cops on the corporate crime, fraud, and abuse beat. create national chapterrers for national corporations. that one was proposed over a hundred years ago by president roosevelt and president william howard
they never ask the state attorneys general or ask the u.s. attorneys general, or the epa or the food and drug administration. how many investigators do you have for all the ripping off the medicare and medicaid by the health industry? how many do you have in the anti-trust division to stop price fixing or other collusive behavior #* -- behavior? last i heard in the justice department, there's over a hundred lawyers. corporate pollution violating laws, corporate crime, silent form of deadly...
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this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to establish a no-fly zone -- establish a safe haven, you have to establish a no-fly zone and then the safe haven has to protect against are till rare fire? how do you do senate -- do that? a it's a slippery slope. i i was on washington journal a month ago and i was asked this question, and if we go in, or if we militarily either more aggressive support in terms of the military aid or boots on the ground, air toast support, what's hezbollah going to do sunset what's iran going to do? what's russia going to do? this is quite volatile and i don't think
this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to...
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the u.s. merchants. meanwhile, britain's traditional goal of population limitation, because usually the british thought on their small biothat they had too many people but the royal navy needed every hand he they could find on deck. the british practice supporting american ships to round up back the bond british seamen provoked enormous controversy. those efforts could at times sweep americans into british nets. in the midst of moral and political confusion both americans and the british made scattershot efforts to remain the better claim to virtue. the rising crisis in the early years of the 1800's compounded every element of the promise and the problems of population in the united states. americans faced an a special importance of intellectual academic adversary in the form of the british theorist thomas -- he was an author of a book you probably heard of, an essay on the principles of population. you may not know the subtitle. it was an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future remov
the u.s. merchants. meanwhile, britain's traditional goal of population limitation, because usually the british thought on their small biothat they had too many people but the royal navy needed every hand he they could find on deck. the british practice supporting american ships to round up back the bond british seamen provoked enormous controversy. those efforts could at times sweep americans into british nets. in the midst of moral and political confusion both americans and the british made...
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young people, become inspired to pursue a mission as a highly military and military assets for the u.s. navy. >> that's a great question. part of it was, and i write about this in the book, there was one moment when i was in bosnia and i was actually in a shelter in a refugee camp. and i was with one man whose own family had suffered tremendously. i remember he said to me that i appreciate the fact that you are here. do not get me wrong. i appreciate the fact that there is a shelter here for my family and my kids can go to kindergarten and i am glad there is food here, but if people really cared about us, they would be willing to protect us. i have no idea what to say to him at the time. but i remember reflecting on that later and realizing that what he said was true. but if there is anything in our lives that we really do love and care about, that we are willing to respond with care and compassion. it is also the case that the things that we care about and love, we are also willing to act with courage and protect people and love them in that way. so i started to think about what it me
young people, become inspired to pursue a mission as a highly military and military assets for the u.s. navy. >> that's a great question. part of it was, and i write about this in the book, there was one moment when i was in bosnia and i was actually in a shelter in a refugee camp. and i was with one man whose own family had suffered tremendously. i remember he said to me that i appreciate the fact that you are here. do not get me wrong. i appreciate the fact that there is a shelter here...
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i ended the u.s. i feel is that this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled here there's so much potential. i think its next global opportunity. if i connect resources i would tell people that they could to reap the dividends before shared with other people. but it's just really exciting. so it's really people in this country and it is for anybody who believes this possibility in the future, but wonder why it's not namer quickly. >> host: wire china, india, pakistan and why are they way they are economically if they are on the cusp? what is coin-operated most countries that is right in the united states? >> guest: pakistan does not momentum severity different category. >> host: take brazil. >> guest: the things that constrains growth in the simple, which i do, we go to places like the world bank and if i'm invited to share my house with folks who work on policy issues that are under same thing the united states government. i can boil down
i ended the u.s. i feel is that this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled here there's so much potential. i think its next global opportunity. if i connect resources i would tell people that they could to reap the dividends before shared with other people. but it's just really exciting. so it's really people in this country and it is for anybody who believes...
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from 2003-2005 diana furchtgott-roth was chief economist of the u.s. department of labor and also offered this past july of women's figures, a guide to economic progress of women in america. please join me in welcoming senior fellow diana furchtgott-roth. [applause] >> thank you very much for that kind introduction and thank all of you for coming. i am grateful you could be doing so many things today and coming to listen to me but here you are listening to me talk about green jobs. i would like to thank the man had an institute not only for supporting this research but organizing this talk. and john phillips, a mechanical engineer, all over the world who is here and advised me on technical aspects of energy in the book and to read the will manuscript to check on scientific details of it. this is an appropriate day for talking about "regulating to disaster" because president obama promised once more to develop the energy sources of the future. when any administration, republican or democrat decides to develop energy projects, taxpayers had better watch
from 2003-2005 diana furchtgott-roth was chief economist of the u.s. department of labor and also offered this past july of women's figures, a guide to economic progress of women in america. please join me in welcoming senior fellow diana furchtgott-roth. [applause] >> thank you very much for that kind introduction and thank all of you for coming. i am grateful you could be doing so many things today and coming to listen to me but here you are listening to me talk about green jobs. i...
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furchtgott-roth was chief economist of the u.s. department of labor. she's also the author of the specialized of women's figures come a guide to the economic progress of women in america. please join me in welcoming senior fellow, it ansi one. [applause] >> thank you very much howard for that kind introduction and thank you all for coming. briefly you can be doing other things today but here you are listening to me talk about green jobs in the fallacies of green jobs. i like to thank the manhattan institute not only for supporting this research, but organizing this talk. i'd also like to thank a mechanical engineer who has built all around the world who is here in the basin and technical aspects of energy in the boat and who wrote the whole manuscript to check on the scientific details of it. well, this is an appropriate day for talking about regulation to disaster because less that president obama promised once more to develop the energy sources of the future. republican or democrat decides to develop energy projects, taxpayers had better watch out. g
furchtgott-roth was chief economist of the u.s. department of labor. she's also the author of the specialized of women's figures come a guide to the economic progress of women in america. please join me in welcoming senior fellow, it ansi one. [applause] >> thank you very much howard for that kind introduction and thank you all for coming. briefly you can be doing other things today but here you are listening to me talk about green jobs in the fallacies of green jobs. i like to thank the...
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army or the u.s. navy? >> great question. part of it, i right about this in the book. there was one moment i was in bosnia and in a shelter in a refugee camp and i was with one man whose own family had suffered tremendously. i was in the shoulder with him and he said to me i appreciate the fact that you are here. don't get me wrong. i appreciate that there is a shelter for my family and appreciate the fact my kids can go to kindergarten and there is food here but he said if people really cared about us they would be willing to protect us. i didn't know what to say to him at the time. i was only 20 years old but i remember reflecting on that later and realizing what he said was true. if there's anything in our life we really do love, really care about we are willing to respond with care and compassion. but the things we care about in our lives and the things we love we are also willing to act with courage, we are willing to protect people and willing to love them in that way. i started to think about what it meant to care about something and live a life with compassion
army or the u.s. navy? >> great question. part of it, i right about this in the book. there was one moment i was in bosnia and in a shelter in a refugee camp and i was with one man whose own family had suffered tremendously. i was in the shoulder with him and he said to me i appreciate the fact that you are here. don't get me wrong. i appreciate that there is a shelter for my family and appreciate the fact my kids can go to kindergarten and there is food here but he said if people really...
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you have all the time in the u.s., you have prisons that are on the verge of of riots, that are, you know, prisoners going on strike, refusing to work, they have to shut the whole prisons down, and people out here never hear of it because they say if it's reported in the media, it'll make the prisoners even more aggressive, even more bold. they'll say, okay, the world's paying attention, someone's watching, someone's seeing what we're doing, and it'll make 'em do it even more. so a lot of times you have prisons that are just erupting, and nobody out here even hears of it. >> do you have any sort of survivor's guilt in a way? because there are still guys on that death row that you left, certainly you didn't deserve to be there, but here you are out in the world. >> i don't know. um, maybe i was lucky. a lot of it was lori, my wife. um, she kept me sane, kept me moving forward. there were times when i felt like i couldn't get up and keep going, and she would make me, almost carry me motionally, psychologically. spiritually. when i just couldn't take another step, she would keep saying,
you have all the time in the u.s., you have prisons that are on the verge of of riots, that are, you know, prisoners going on strike, refusing to work, they have to shut the whole prisons down, and people out here never hear of it because they say if it's reported in the media, it'll make the prisoners even more aggressive, even more bold. they'll say, okay, the world's paying attention, someone's watching, someone's seeing what we're doing, and it'll make 'em do it even more. so a lot of times...
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i wonder, how do you see u.s. national security and defense change them or the notion of it changing in that world? thank you. >> you know, i think that historically speaking we've been living in a world in which either the united kingdom or the united states have been a global provider of security for a long time. they underwrite the open trade, giunta right the international support, used to be the telegraph. but this infrastructure of the global system has depended to some extent on there being a hierarchy in the international system. and when you're in a world in which there is less hierarchy than reaching agreement becomes more difficult. i'm someone who believes in american ideas and american ideals are i think those ideas and ideals have a great deal of traction and appeal around the world, but also believe that the appeal of our ideas is very difficult to untangle from our power. and the american way has been very alluring, in part because it's attached to the dollar into the aircraft carriers. and when we
i wonder, how do you see u.s. national security and defense change them or the notion of it changing in that world? thank you. >> you know, i think that historically speaking we've been living in a world in which either the united kingdom or the united states have been a global provider of security for a long time. they underwrite the open trade, giunta right the international support, used to be the telegraph. but this infrastructure of the global system has depended to some extent on...
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army -- or for the u.s. navy? >> sure, yeah. great question. so part of it was -- and i write about this in the book, you know, there was one moment when i was in bosnia, and i was actually in a shelter in a refugee camp, and i was with one man who had, who had his own family had suffered tremendously. and i was in the shelter with him, and i remember he said to me, he said, you know, i appreciate the fact that you're here, he said, don't get me wrong. he said i appreciate the fact that there's a shelter here for my family, i appreciate the fact that my kids can go to a kindergarten, and i'm glad there's food here, but he said if people really cared about us, they'd be willing to protect us. and i didn't know what to say to him at the time. i was only 20 years old. but i remember reflects on that later and realizing that what he said was true, that if there's anything in our life that we really do love, that we really do care about, that we're willing to respond to it of course with care and with compassion, but it's also the case of the things
army -- or for the u.s. navy? >> sure, yeah. great question. so part of it was -- and i write about this in the book, you know, there was one moment when i was in bosnia, and i was actually in a shelter in a refugee camp, and i was with one man who had, who had his own family had suffered tremendously. and i was in the shelter with him, and i remember he said to me, he said, you know, i appreciate the fact that you're here, he said, don't get me wrong. he said i appreciate the fact that...
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as a general rule, u.s. north korea policy follows a very similar and repetitive pattern. there are provocations by the regime missile launches, underground nuclear tests with the occasional sinkings of the south korean vote. these are followed or threats of sanctions by the international community. and then of course as with the perennial recalcitrant child, the promises that her behavior whereupon the international community comes back and provides more aid to the regime in many respects continue to prop up the regime. and of course received almost never reaches people for whom it is destined. it siphoned off by the military or sold on the black market for hard currency. this pattern raises several questions for policymakers and in the course of our discussion today, i just want to plant a few seeds that we can come back to. for particular areas that i think are worth discussing and thinking about. one is what is the effect if any of sanctions, monetary sanctions on a regime like this while we all remember what happened about six, seven years ago when the united states f
as a general rule, u.s. north korea policy follows a very similar and repetitive pattern. there are provocations by the regime missile launches, underground nuclear tests with the occasional sinkings of the south korean vote. these are followed or threats of sanctions by the international community. and then of course as with the perennial recalcitrant child, the promises that her behavior whereupon the international community comes back and provides more aid to the regime in many respects...
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no wonder u.s. air boris it's not down tighter than fort knox. i was not expect dean to see this peasant kind of plot along in front of my airplane. he was 20 feet in front of the jet leading a donkey. i thought, what am i doing here? to donkey kong to relieve himself in front of the airplane and they both should her head at me and walked off. so there's some funny things like that. it basically traces them the path of at least my path as a fighter pilot. i came back from egypt, i've been overseas for six years at the good life. i lived in europe. you guys in the military know you get to travel and do things. so most of the capital cities, you know, a lot of neat things you don't normally see. used to keep a horse by the pyramids. i mean, how cool is that to go riding into the peer nodes. but i wanted to come home. i have not a sonnet worker in a long time and haven't ended to resort to this open past 8:00 at night for a long time and i wanted to come home and i did. i got selected to attend the fighter weapons school out of malice, which is the
no wonder u.s. air boris it's not down tighter than fort knox. i was not expect dean to see this peasant kind of plot along in front of my airplane. he was 20 feet in front of the jet leading a donkey. i thought, what am i doing here? to donkey kong to relieve himself in front of the airplane and they both should her head at me and walked off. so there's some funny things like that. it basically traces them the path of at least my path as a fighter pilot. i came back from egypt, i've been...
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it has its reflection in the u.s. constitution. the article on the closet talks about how states will be made in the constitution, is merely a result of the conflict that we had with new hampshire and vermont. how is vermont going to be a separate state? so we had have that influence on the constitution making of that country. the cover image is a detail. if you look at the whole of it, it has everything about vermont that we need to know. it has an industry going there. it has a church and a meeting house. it has a microcosmic view of what the state is about. the mountains have not only been a geographic figure, but it is an agricultural state. everything that is going on in the state, it is somehow captured. it became the perfect image for we are trying to accomplish in the book by showing the variety. not this one thing, the connectedness to the east and the west end an important part of the development that goes on. it might surprise people about vermont in this one marvelous painting. >> in 1927, a flood caused much damage to
it has its reflection in the u.s. constitution. the article on the closet talks about how states will be made in the constitution, is merely a result of the conflict that we had with new hampshire and vermont. how is vermont going to be a separate state? so we had have that influence on the constitution making of that country. the cover image is a detail. if you look at the whole of it, it has everything about vermont that we need to know. it has an industry going there. it has a church and a...
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without the authority of the u.s. government, but he met with the aclu, with human rights watch, with amnesty international, so, yes, they want to promote global law, they're working with foreign governments. there's a total connection, so you're absolutely right. >> so i think like most of this room i agree with the general sentiment here that losing sovereignty for america to transnational entities is a very dangerous thing. so i'll ask a more theoretical question which is what's so great about the nation-state? it seems like some to have arguments you're advancing -- some of the arguments you're advancing could also be in favor of state sovereignty, against the nation-state or local sovereignty against the states or the nation-state. so what is it that's so special about the nation-state other than the fact that it's what we happen to have? >> yeah, that's a good question. and the founders, of course, that's where i go for my, that's what i start with. they were thinking of the ancient republics which were city-sta
without the authority of the u.s. government, but he met with the aclu, with human rights watch, with amnesty international, so, yes, they want to promote global law, they're working with foreign governments. there's a total connection, so you're absolutely right. >> so i think like most of this room i agree with the general sentiment here that losing sovereignty for america to transnational entities is a very dangerous thing. so i'll ask a more theoretical question which is what's so...
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my daughter plays soccer pitches been playing since u.s. for years old. she doesn't actually touch the ball. kick the ball, y'all that. they don't remember that. the away. my daughter is not 12. she started refereeing soccer games for four and five year olds. they can reach down and touch the ball without bending over. the first game of soccer, the teams, it was all girls on both sides. one team wore pink jerseys, and one team or a little bit darker shade of pink. here's the quality of soccer. at one. all of one team left the field, and it's never clear why they do those things. one of them ran off. running off the field. the of his is alone on the field. kick the ball. and there was literally a minute with nobody in the field. they did not school of health. their religion even disclose. it reminds me a lot of the diagram of the head with a million sperm around it. anyway, it's like the dolphins, to be honest. anyway, the other thing that you learn watching these games is a lot of parents can be idiots. and so what got us going on this idea of this book a
my daughter plays soccer pitches been playing since u.s. for years old. she doesn't actually touch the ball. kick the ball, y'all that. they don't remember that. the away. my daughter is not 12. she started refereeing soccer games for four and five year olds. they can reach down and touch the ball without bending over. the first game of soccer, the teams, it was all girls on both sides. one team wore pink jerseys, and one team or a little bit darker shade of pink. here's the quality of soccer....
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in the u.s. we have an oligopoly that charge high prices and i show how they tell the government believed with a tightly competitive government and recorded conversations that i quote we've got this fixed and we know how to rationalize the market with competition we're pushing our competitors to raise prices how did we raise taxes and cut prices? we have about eight different garbage companies and every day of the week a smelly diesel truck would come down and there would be a trash can on the street. we created a district that we went to the competitive bid and got the lowest price one day a week every single house on the street and my bill for garbage collection went from above $600 a year down to less than half of that so i have more money in my pockets. makes you richer if it depends on how the money is spent but it can also sometimes sneaky wealthier. we took action to create this district. my neighbors did the hard work to make this happen. >> host: one of your solutions a view to the chapt
in the u.s. we have an oligopoly that charge high prices and i show how they tell the government believed with a tightly competitive government and recorded conversations that i quote we've got this fixed and we know how to rationalize the market with competition we're pushing our competitors to raise prices how did we raise taxes and cut prices? we have about eight different garbage companies and every day of the week a smelly diesel truck would come down and there would be a trash can on the...
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in france, you pay $38 u.s., and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, not just the u.s. and canada you get worldwide television, not just domestic, and your internet is 20 times faster uploading and ten times faster downloading, and you're paying less than 25 cents on the dollar. all these other countries understand, fundamental principle in the 19th century, canals and railroads were the key to economic growth as industrialization came along and you had to move heavy things like steel. as the 20th century came along it was highways, interstate highway program, for example, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now it's the information super highway. and what does the industry say? don't call it that. the rest of the world -- >> did they literally say that. >> guest: i was told by the pr person at verizon that was not used anymore. that's the only company that actually has fiberoptic to your home. at&t has fiberoptic down the street but not to your home. but the companies are not wiring the whole country they way these other countries are. universal access o
in france, you pay $38 u.s., and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries, not just the u.s. and canada you get worldwide television, not just domestic, and your internet is 20 times faster uploading and ten times faster downloading, and you're paying less than 25 cents on the dollar. all these other countries understand, fundamental principle in the 19th century, canals and railroads were the key to economic growth as industrialization came along and you had to move heavy things like steel....
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jefferson is thoroughly evaluated and the election in 1806 citing, one of the most exciting elections in u.s. history because jefferson -- from aaron burr. the idea of aaron burr as president, random think matters. if aaron burr becomes president it's hard to imagine -- but he doesn't and he doesn't because in large part people realize that aaron burris not summoned they want anywhere near the white house at jefferson becomes president and then jefferson, the question is how much does it matter? if you look at the jefferson administration historians are overwhelmingly, the most important event of the jefferson administration was the louisiana purchase. not surprising. if you double the size of the country peacefully and at almost no cost it's an enormous achievement for any president. any president would want that on their resume. so is jefferson a high-impact president? that is what i want to know. if jefferson is not there just louisiana purchase happen anyway? what you see is jefferson sent an emissary to france to buy the louisiana territory from france except he sent an emissary to buy
jefferson is thoroughly evaluated and the election in 1806 citing, one of the most exciting elections in u.s. history because jefferson -- from aaron burr. the idea of aaron burr as president, random think matters. if aaron burr becomes president it's hard to imagine -- but he doesn't and he doesn't because in large part people realize that aaron burris not summoned they want anywhere near the white house at jefferson becomes president and then jefferson, the question is how much does it...
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its high of on the hill and the u.s. capitol dome for the right it is really an amazing majestic view and it's open seven days a week, and the curator of the douglas contributed forward and this was important to me, too to make this book not just kind of -- to make active living histories of people that read the book if they've never been to the douglass house would say i want to go over there or if they haven't been there for a few years they can go back over and kind of revisit. >> he is the curator of the douglass house. >> he was the curator for many, many years. a very well-respected kind of a douglass community, and then dr. clifford who was the university archivist at the house contributed the foreword. john muller is the author of frederick douglass and washington, d.c. the line of anacostia. thank you very hatch. >> thank you. >> talks about the rise of the super rich the top .1% of the global population. and the impact they have in the world. the stock was hosted by politics and prose bookstore in washington, d
its high of on the hill and the u.s. capitol dome for the right it is really an amazing majestic view and it's open seven days a week, and the curator of the douglas contributed forward and this was important to me, too to make this book not just kind of -- to make active living histories of people that read the book if they've never been to the douglass house would say i want to go over there or if they haven't been there for a few years they can go back over and kind of revisit. >> he...
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so really the british were never committed to this war, but, you know, when the u.s. declared war, today had to respond. so if anything, the peace treaty probably wasn't abrupt, it was a very long time coming. >> hi. >> oh, hi. >> thank you very much. it was a very interesting talk. i'm wondering, the 50th anniversary of the war of 1812, of course, was 1862, right at the beginning of the civil war. i'm wondering if the way that the united states remembered the war of 1812 was in any way affected by the carnage that you pointed out. >> um, was it affected by the carnage that i pointed out? no. just to clarify, there wasn't much carnage in the war of 1812. so the question would be -- >> well, the carnage of the civil war. >> that is such a fascinating question. i feel like you just gave me a new book project. [laughter] the answer is, i don't know. but it would be really interesting to go back and look. i have to think that they may have been too preoccupied to really do a lot of commemorating. in fact, i think that 1812 commemorations were much more prominent at the 75
so really the british were never committed to this war, but, you know, when the u.s. declared war, today had to respond. so if anything, the peace treaty probably wasn't abrupt, it was a very long time coming. >> hi. >> oh, hi. >> thank you very much. it was a very interesting talk. i'm wondering, the 50th anniversary of the war of 1812, of course, was 1862, right at the beginning of the civil war. i'm wondering if the way that the united states remembered the war of 1812 was...
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u.s. constitution and was therefore quickly dismissed as a laughable waste of time. clinton the self-described new democrat and centrist use his ability to emphasize to voters across the political spectrum would have been the second president to face impeachment that leaders throughout his misheard act. they were also self-aware enough to realize their own marital infidelities would have tainted the arctic dubious legal proceedings with rank hypocrisy. these considerations as well as the public sheer propulsion of the lot of tying up two branches of government for months and diverting millions of taxpayer dollars to a trial the public would unmask as a politically motivated ploy the house would allow americans to assess personal myth discretions for themselves. this noble gesture of restraint continue to inform the conduct of republicans to this day. [applause] on that note i would like to read the entry for homosexuality. sexual attraction between politically conservative or evangelical white males. homosexuality is characterized by wearing navy blue or gray suits w
u.s. constitution and was therefore quickly dismissed as a laughable waste of time. clinton the self-described new democrat and centrist use his ability to emphasize to voters across the political spectrum would have been the second president to face impeachment that leaders throughout his misheard act. they were also self-aware enough to realize their own marital infidelities would have tainted the arctic dubious legal proceedings with rank hypocrisy. these considerations as well as the public...